Unisex name · since 1994
Averey
Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 471 babies named Averey, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Averey currently ranks #12391 among unisex names in America, with 471 babies recorded since 1994.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averey has been recorded 471 times among girls since 1994, currently ranked #12391 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2025.
- #12,301 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,391 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 471 born since 1994
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Averey ranks #12,301 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,391 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 471 born since 1994, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,301 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,391 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 471
- born since 1994
- 2010s
- peak decade
Averey's 471 recorded births place it above 82.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Averey compares
471 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Averey's all-time total is 25% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Averey | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 471 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Averey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Averey's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Averey popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Currently ranks #12391 among girls.
471 total births across 32 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2013 with 53 births in a single year.
Averey popularity over time - boys
206 total births recorded since 1994 (Averey as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Averey accounts for 30% of total recorded use across both genders.
Averey by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Averey's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Averey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 26
1990s
26 births
- 2000s
2000s
153 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (49% of all-time use).
Averey decade highlights
- Peak decade 233 births
- Runner-up 153 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Averey by state
Where Averey concentrates geographically, total births since 1994
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 18 | 3.8% |
| #2 | California | | 9 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.5% |
18 of 471 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Texas 3.8% of nationwide
- California 1.9% of nationwide
- Ohio 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 3.8% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Averey's data
- Averey's decade-level peak was the 2010s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Avereys (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Averey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Averey draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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